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Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
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This classic World War II actioner has Wayne as a tough but compassionate Marine Corps sergeant, John M. Stryker. Tough name, too. Stryker's job is to turn a bunch of raw recruits into a fighting machine. His no-holds-barred approach causes a great amount of friction, not to mention a running subplot concerning his personal life that makes him something of an enigma to his men. The mystery of his past is not fully resolved until the very ending, by which point Stryker is decidedly a war hero. The supporting roles of those who hate Stryker's guts, and who are inevitably won over, are played handsomely by John Agar and Forrest Tucker. ...
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I can't think of a better movie to watch on Memorial Day. We see John Wayne at his best and we also see him die. Even the Duke is not indestructible.
Wayne played Sgt Stryker; a hard drinking, hard fighting Marine that did his duty. He may not have been popular, but he got his men to the top of a rock.
Clint Eastwood's...
(complete Sands of Iwo Jima review by Movie Addict)
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